Disk-record shipper



T. n. cumin;- DISK RECORD'SHIPPER. APPLICATION FILED sun: 3. 1120.

Patented Feb. 14, 1922.

gwvenloc w'lf Tltonme D.

UNITED -S 'T- E-i vrn'oivms 1 o nnInIor-ronrnonon. MioIrIGAiw Assrenoniro .iosnrnonsnmlo, or

PORT .EIUR ON,;MICHIGAN. I

citizen of the United States, residing atjPort Huron, in the county of St, Clair and, State of Michigan, have invented certain neivand useful Improvements in Disk-Record. Shippers, of whichthe following is aspecifica-j tiom. i r 1 The invention has for an object to' effect improvements in shipping packages for disk phonograph records, and aimsgto cheapen the manufacture thereof, and atthe'same time provide a safe and eflicient article of the kind. It is also an aim to develop such a container which will have specific features of improvement peculiar thereto.

Additional objects, advantages and features of invention will appear from the structure, arrangement and combination of elements hereinafter described and shown in the drawings accompanying, in which Figure 1 is an elevational face view of a package constructedin accordance with my invention, with a portion broken away,

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross sectionthereof,

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. l'show-i ing the device as used in difi'erent sizes, r

Fig.4 is a cross sectional view vertically of Fig. 3.

The shipper essentially includes front and back boards or plates 10 and 11 each of rectangular form, ordinarily made perfectly square, and of such sizethat their'boundaries will readily include the diameter of the largest record to be shipped, with a mar gin between the record and the edge of the plates. While the plates may be made of various materials, such as sheet metal, paste board, and other materials, it is an especial advantage of my invention that very strong materials are not required such as heretofore used in shipping containers where plates have been clamped upon opposite sides of one or more records, by means of screw and nut devices engaged axially with the record and container, and serving to hold the complete package in assembled form. In fact, paste board is preferably used, and will. enable the safe shipment of a considerable number ofcrecords, which may differ variously in size. Between the plates 10 and 11 there are interposed one or more spacer elements 12, These are each for shipping I records ffiinsir nnoonlifsnirrnn." f

:Wfiam fie e t- Patented ream, 1922. i Application filed June lt, I i i bight portions beingformed of such dimensions as will snugly accommodate particular sizes of records. The plate 11 is formed with a tongue element 13, arranged to be turned inwardly so that its swinging edge will be held so as to bear against the periphery of a record of the largest size when disposed inthedevice snugly against the platelO. One'siz'e of the spacers 12 is adapted to fit snuglyaround the largest rec ord, as'shown in 1, 2 and 4, and thetong ue13yis'of a'width to fit snugly between therside 'arms 14 of this larger spacer. Thetongue serves to prevent entrance of tra'shto the smaller records or spaces in the shipper, its outer end lying snuglybetween the arms of thespacer furtherest removedfrom the plate 11 and fitting snugly between the plate'10 and the arm portions of the second spacer from the plate 10, in the particular embodiment illustrated'in "Figures '3 and 4. Each of the plates 10' and 11, and the spacers 12 are provided with apertures 15 at the corners, whereby suitable fasteners may be engaged therethrough to hold; the parts in' alined position. I a

In practice, the container may be made up as needed, foreach particular'order of records to be shipped, a suitable supply of the different sizes of spacers being maintained on hand and sets of plates 10 and 11. When a shipment is to be made of a number of records, which may be of various sizes, corresponding sizes of the spacers 12 are procured and secured between two plates 10 and 11, as indicated in Figures 3' and 4, by means of fasteners 17 which may be of any usual form suitable for the purpose, and are formally represented in the present instance as looped wire fasteners as shown in Fig. 4. The spacers for larger records are disposed next to the plate 10, and the smaller sizes progressively disposed toward the plate 11. The parts being assembled in proper order, the fastenings 17 are put in place adjacent the inner side of the spacers and plates, being omitted adjacent the outer open side of the spacers until the records are put in place. The records may be inserted, after which the 1 5 9 13 is bent inwardly, the inturned trans: verse edge portion abutting snugly against the periphery of the larger record at the in snug relation. For a package containing alarge numberof recordsythe plates an ter bolt 18 and wing nut 19, so that the parts may all be closely clamped together, aii'ord;

ing mutuial ,support and preventin-g relative movement,,gsuch1. as might damage .the surfaces of the records.

It is to be noted thatpaste board is preferably used in thearconstnuctionr, of nthese shippers, and. ,such material 5 would 1 ordi narily not be strong .enongh to support the weight of the record upon the .bolt18 with outliability of the bolt working in the plates, 10 and 11 so as to' enlarge .the apertures. therein, if these disks werenot supported at their edge portions, and it should be noted that it is an advantage of my invention that I am, able to provide an,envelope-like form of shipper of a lightmaterial while yet supportingthe parts. ithout. liability of .darn

age to the container or its; contents.,,By:

the methodof turning. in the tongue 13,.t0 engage the edges of the larger records, and

by reason of the .enga ementQ'of all--other sides-of the records goo -supportis obtainedfor the recordsat all sides. The tongue 13 will support the ,larger record, 1 and. by use of .the bolt and nut.th1?0ugh .the center all records are clamped. securely. I against the larger one so that in the event, that the package. should fallupon .that sidenpon which the opensideof-the spacers are. disposed, the Weight of the small records will be supportednpon' the larger recordmhich,

resting ,npon. the] tongue 13 will prevent undue stressesnfrom being communicated to the small portion of material in the plates 10 and 11 which are clamped against the 171m dispensed with, and gumnied strips 20 engaged over the top andbottom edge portions of the plates 10 and 11, the

tongue 13 being snugly held between the platesl0 and 11 and serving to-prevent the 11 are centrally apertured to receive a cen-.

spacers andg'the-tongue-element l3 turned inwardly and inserted as shown in Fig. 3 and. the adjustment of .the clamping devi ce 18-19 1 The spacers may,be arranged to open on different .sides of .the package if desired.

What is claimedat L V l A shippingenvelope of the char-actendescribed .comprising front; and= baclg plates,-

a pluralityof ,U-shaped spacers. secured therebetween, each spacer having arms .ex-

tending ,across two. -si deg of the .envelope,;

the spacers being 7 formed, with bight. portions. of-difierentsizes each spacer opening on one sidegof thepackage whe reby to re, ceive snugly. disk elements wot. respective sizes andmeans t0 clamp-the plates and; in terlposed d isksgtogether.

' n testimony whereof I have afiixedimy na ur n p a ma of t w tnes es:

Witnesses v I WILLIAM .Cm'r rnnnnn, Arz'rrnornr PELoso, 3 

